Scientists are reporting the first-ever data to show that the enzyme calcineurin is critical in controlling normal development and function of heart cells, and that loss of the protein leads to heart problems and death in ...
Biochemistry
Feb 19, 2010
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It's important to finish what you start, say Jeong-Sun Ju and researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. In the December 14, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Ju et al. reveal how a mutant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 14, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Supplementing obese rats with the nutrient carnitine helps the animals to clear the extra sugar in their blood, something they had trouble doing on their own, researchers at Duke University Medical Center ...
Biochemistry
Aug 12, 2009
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Stem cells play a role in heart muscle rejuvenation by attracting cells from the body that develop into heart muscle cells. They have been successfully used to halt or reverse cardiac injury following heart attack, but not ...
Biotechnology
May 14, 2009
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What do video games and medical imaging tools have in common?
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2022
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If you hop like a kangaroo, you might be able feel the air being pushed out of your lungs. Here's why it happens and why it matters.
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2018
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Burmese cats can inherit a muscle weakness, called Burmese hypokalaemia, which is caused by low levels of blood potassium.
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A derivative of a common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer a new treatment hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, an international team of researchers has shown.
Biochemistry
Aug 9, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that the protein Stat3 plays a key role in regulating mitochondria, the energy-producing machines of cells. This discovery could one day lead to the ...
Jan 28, 2009
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